Organizing kid’s school projects and documents…

I am so happy to welcome a new month. This past month has been an emotionally charged one with the passing of my dear, 32-year old cousin who was such a bright star and just opening up her law practice. Her unexpected passing has left many of us sad, mad, confused and feeling a little lost. She has given me cause to re-prioritize and take a look at the things that are really important. Please excuse me while I’ve been a little m.i.a.

On a lighter note, I’ve been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing…that’s what I do when I need to have a good think.
Inspired by I Heart Organizing I did a little paper-house cleaning for my little men.

I got a ton of file folders and labeled each folder with every school grade.

I bought a file box for each boy, each with different color hanging files to differentiate what box belongs to who.
Then when my boys leave the house (which I’m hoping is never) I can send them off with their box full of memories.
Waaah.

Comments

I can’t even begin to imagine what an unexpected loss of someone so young feels like. What I can empathize with is the need to create order in the middle of grief. Do your boys get to help pick what ‘fun’ items go in? Also, how do you stick with one filing system for 10+ years? (What’s the secret? please share!)

So sorry to hear about your loss, Michelle. Hugs to you! I set this system up for my boys last year and I LOVE it! So easy! The other fun thing that I did (thanks to Pinterest–not my own idea!) was to paste an extra school photo from that year on the outside of the folder. (We always have extras that I never know what to do with!) Its fun to see the photos and see how much they’ve changed in just a few short years!

I love this project. My oldest is starting kinder in the fall, and this is now on my list of things to accomplish (I guess I will do this between tears)! 🙂 Did you just get your bin at an office supply store or do you think I could get something like this at Walmart?